Firearm



VF. FEEDERLE.

Patented Apr. 18, 192,2.

1F. FEEDERLE.

FIREARM.

APPLICATION HLEn1uNE17,1921.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922 4 SHkETS-SHEET 2.

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F. FEEDERLE.

FIREARM APPLICATIN FILED JUNE 1.7. 1921.

Patented Apr. 18,1922.

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FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17. |921.

Patented Apr. 18,1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

',.fFIDELfFEEDERmi,f0F:oBERNDoRFioN-THEINECKAR;GERMANY, AssIeNoB 1To v e i ling Silifaces is: prevented {vhiei the' Iweapon bolt or-by special appliances. Y l Nowin 'order that the invention may be practice 'reference is hereinafter made to the preferred embodiment.

4 In'these drawings A Figure 1 is a partial longitudinal ysention l.through a rifle provided with the neY hi'eech mechanism'. 4

Figure?J is a rear elevation :ot thev holt fxvith the bolt handle and safetyy catch up- 50,1ight the holtv and ,locking capA with the' 'firing pin eocke`d. L

.Figure ish bottoni plan -view partly'in eocked andthe locking cap removed.

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vfully `understood, vand readily'y earriedpinto section of the loolt with the firing pin un- #Figure 5 v'is a partial longitudinal section through the boltl andthe locking-cap with the iringpinjat"safe*=and f f Figurejisa section on the line (5L-610i Fiour 5p] :y

f v l `igure 7 isa longitudinal sectionthrougli theiockingmpg-fj 1 1 `igurey 8; 2'd1fawn to a smaller scale,- is a 'sidel elevation of the-*completefbolt and :proteetingeoverplate'; seen from the iight.'- "V "'fjFigure 9is'a topplan andl f1 i 'Figure' l10a botto-nh'plan-viewE of the'bolt cover illustrated"in'Figu're 1. f'jFigure'fll is afront elevation of. the bolt "o'i'f anfenla'rgedscale'and *"*y v if-f "Figure 12,Jr likewise on; f an" enlarged scale,

seguente-fthe line `iai-12 @Figure en 1.-

frontfpartof the bolt' 2 engages.; 'when the bie'eclifis'- closed, in'thelhe'ad'?) of the fbaril extension and' is"locle d there inthe usual i W'ayhy means o'l""lateral lugs.' On

the firing 'pin 4 are situated the'coeking cam '51and'eocking 'piece 6 (see Figure 5) land said pin is also provided with a bore 7 which serves to receive the firing pin spring 8 (see Figure 3). Invorder 'to prevent this spiin fromj falling out accidentally when the ac- L l l j tion' is stripped, this bore is constrioted at 'its accompanying drawings which illustrate a I frontend; so that the spring 8 engages in it frictionallv and is thus held in position even when` the firingpin is removed from the bolt. The firing pin 4f. is also provided at its front end with the hole9 (see Figure 3) through which the airthe escape ot which rearwards is impossible on account of the closed locking cap-can pass out when I 'thering pin is cocked, so' that the action Figure' is a longitudinal section through oit-cooking does not produce an opposing cushion of 'compressed an'. I

r E The'loeationof the cooking cam and the coCling'p'ieCe on the firing pin obviatesthe use ofthe iiring pin nut' hitherto employed.

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the opposing surface onthe bolt 2 Whenft-he weapon is fired, there I provide, in the bore which thev shoulder l1 of the firing pin'4 bears when the. action-is unooclred and vwhich serves to hold the opposing vcam surfaces a little way apart (see Figure 4, on the right).A l The safety.: catch: 12+.-0f.. the... welllmown @neem-ries. on its.' Cylinder ev collar 13,' which. when theiaotionis cocked. and the leverlof .tllesafety .catcbturned tothe right,V

engages the edgeor shoulder of the projeo tion or collar 14 ofthe lfiring pin 4 and thus locks the latter in its coclredposition in, a manner which 1vill readily` beX apparent (see Figures 5 an'df).` fflcrecess l5. inthecollar 13 Shane/d to. theorm of theproiection: 14. enables the firingpin toK be released when the sajr'ety4 'catch lever isturnedgover .toivardsrthe left. The lugl. ofthe saidfsafetyatchrengares.` in; :known manner. when; the breech mechanism is set toffsafelina the belt. V-2 1 (seeiiguresi ending .and thus preventsthehead utilis belt tromtllel? bekrhuttliia mutual engagement: snt 0u @retireiaetherapostonset the. Safety Catch i The protecting;cover17embracesfthe 'bolt semi-circulaire andyfisi-held. i thereon yeti #ft-renti end by-f a luel. which engages inf eXtmCtOl' 2Q I*The naar end-fet .the nroteet.- l

flag @over -engagesin a vgrocnreinthe stem nl off the belt handle -tseefFiguljeS 18 .and-.9) .and isfprorided with; anextension 22,;fheYr .ing-fon. itsinterigor side a shoulder-2.3,' which ,bears against.. a5 Corresponding Iprojection v24 -eu 'theflockingjcap 1A.y .(See Figure 12..)

.the cover isl prevented from rotating, its

rearextensionj22 (see Figure. 1,2) holds. the

- locking cap fast in. position so that the4 Vrotation thereof when the bolt isfdrawn bacl; to openl the breech in prevented With this construction, therefore, the pressure bolt which is present in the 98 model rifle and which, as is well-known, is. only released when the breech mechanism is closed by impact against the breech shoe is no longer necessary. The protecting cover 17 embraces the bolt in such a way that it can be pushed, together with the latter, inside the bolt-wa)lv 25., and it is suitably provided with longitudinal and .transverse flutes, as shown in the drawing, for the purpose of reducing Ifriction. At thelfront en dv of the protecting vcover isf-provided another shoulder 26.. (see Figures l0. and 13) which is. so situatedthat when the bolt. is. drawn back vfor the purpose of opening the breech it hits against the boltl:"stop 27 and thereby limits the movement of `the bolt l(see VFigure 14). The usual left A hand locking lug 28 'on-.the bolt is thus proof the latter a shoulder or stop 10 against" tected from onesided Wear, so that a uniform locking action is always ensured. Further- Ai'nore't-hecover 17 is arranged sofcloseito the lug 28, .thatt no dirtlcan accumulate and interfere Vwith the vlocking action. The face 29 which lies behind the rshoulder 26 on the coxf'er'f171co-operates With a `lever arm 30. on the pivotally mounted ejector y31,l (see Fgulesf 14. and.' 15K). This' ejector v31 .is ar. rangeclwjas shoyvn, underneath rthe bolt 2 and` its. noseengages in a corresponding grooveat thefront end Aand on the under'- siCle thereof (see Figures 14 and 16) when the bolt is almost completely drawnback. Prior to thsandyvhen the breech is closed, the ejector. isliept lwith itsnose pressed downwards by ,theY solidfcylindrical surface of the"bol't so .that its: ar1n:.30 projects upwards v(see Figure1 5.) intothe ath .off-.the shoulder 26 and ottheefac 2.5L

hortly :before f the /inal monement-Qof the. bolt is reached .the aceZQ y tlieeiector thus avoided. A

.Spring enacting the. .pperjruncuen `.of

; 3.1 .sa-1' ourireaffaid j 6 .edif- .the upperj incline; .of 'the maga'zinecatch 43.2 I.'(sele.Figure 1,5.) .which is.v pivotallymounted in thellaigzne-bok inthe iv'ell lmoivl Way and holds ythe .magazine in; position .by en- .'gagllg the notch in itsjwall (seel'Fi'gur'e 15). lnthis Way; the magazine.remainsllocked until; the bolt has been Idrawn soz farbaclr thatfthe. frontfnoseof the ejector 31 engages in the 'front kgroove of] the chamber (see. Figures 14l and 16); that is 'to say until shortly betere .the bolt completes its outward travel. The magazine catch 32 can then be released in the usual way by hand andthe magazine takenlotll It will be 'observedthat during tiring, the magazine catch is held irrnly locked so that lit cannot become disengaged of its own accord even under the jarring which occurs during tiring, and thus the magazine cannot fall out after it has once been pushed in. The bolt stop 27 (see Figures 14 and 17) is mounted on a. lever arm 33, which is pivotally mounted Aunderneath the bolt-Way 25. On the lever arm 33 is mounted an angular projection 34, which passes under the trigger lever 35 with a clearance. This clearance or intermediate space is such that when the trigger 36 is pulledvinthe usual Way to tire the Weapon,

-the lever 35'hasI no, action on the'lever arm ther than is necessary to release the cocked firing pin-does the trigger lever come into contact with the projection 34 and pull the bolt stop 27 downwards, so that the bolt can be withdrawn from the weapon.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. Bolt breech mechanism for fire arms, comprising a cooking cam and a cocking piece located directly on the firing pin, a locking cap closing the bore of the bolt and constructed in the form of a sleeve, said cap being closed at the rear and screwed onto the exterior of the said bolt, and a safety catch carried by the locking cap; substantially as specified.

2. Bolt breech mechanism for fire arms as claim-ed in claim 1, wherein the bore of the bolt is furnished with an abutment for the rling pin so arranged and located as to prevent contact of the cooking faces when the Weapon is iired.

3. Bolt breech mechanism for lire arms as claimed in claim l, having a bolt stop and a protecting bolt cover, which moves with the bolt and is furnished with means for preventing rotating of the locking cap, wlith means for engaging the bolt stop and with means' for actuating the ejector; substantially as specified.

4. Bolt breech mechanism for fire arms as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bolt cover is mounted at its front end on a portion of the bolt and has a projection which bears against a corresponding projection on the locking catch in such a manner that rotation of the latter cannot take place when the bolt is in the weapon.

5. Bolt breech mechanism for fire arms as claimed in claim 3, wherein the protecting cover is provided with a stop shoulder or abutmentv which, when the bolt is drawn back, strikes against the bolt stop; substantially as specifi-ed.

6. Bolt breech mechanism for fire arms as claimed in claim 5, wherein the undert'alce of the saiid shoulder or abutment on the bolt cover strikes, when the bolt is drawn back, against an arm carrying a cartridge ejector andthus brings the said ejector automatiycally into its operative position.

7. Bolt breech mechanism for re arms as claimed in claim 6, wherein the ejector, which is released by a face on the bolt cover when the breech is closed, is set by the bolt in position for locking the magazine holder in lace; substantially as specified.

n testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FEEDERLE, FIDEL. 

